Plywood firm fires 1,100 workers

Plywood firm fires 1,100 workers

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A troubled plywood company has finally decided to lay off all its 1,100 workers after retaining them on the payroll for over a year without any activity.

PT Hartaty Jaya Plywood has been given the go-ahead by the East Kalimantan office of the Ministry of Manpower to sack the workers on condition that they pay severance pay, Antara reported.

Hartaty has had to follow in the footsteps of two other plywood companies in the city, PT Dayak Besar and PT Marina Aneka Plywood, which have also ceased operations due to difficulties in securing raw materials. (rms)